An IO had even written [to the authorities concerned] to be relieved of his duties in the case,” he said. The prime accused in Kalpana's case, Lieutenant Ferdous (Ferdous Kaysar Khan), was stationed in Mymensingh during 2015-16, but he was yet to be punished as it could demean the force, the lawyer claimed. The women rights campaigner proposed that a platform be floated to fight all kinds of human rights violations against women and help them get justice. Her elder brother, Kalindi Kumar Chakma — an eye witness to the abduction — filed a case a few days after the incident. The first probe committee of the case was formed under retired justice Abdul Jalil and consisted of three members.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 11, 2019 14:03 UTC